Elderly woman punched and robbed in Paterson

PATERSON - Two muggers attacked an elderly woman who was walking near a heavily-trafficked city intersection on Wednesday morning, police said.

The incident happened at 9:30 am near the corner of Madison Avenue and 20th Street, police said. One of the suspects punched the woman while the other one snatched her cell phone, said Lt. Bert Ribeiro. One of the men then escaped on a bicycle, while the other was on foot, police said.

Authorities did not disclose the exact age of the victim, other than to describe her as "elderly."